Jeremiah 14 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

“Judah ^H3063 mourns ^H56,

And her gates ^H8179 languish ^H535;

They sit ^H6937 on the ground ^H776 in mourning ^H6937,

And the outcry ^H6682 of Jerusalem ^H3389 has gone ^H5927 up ^H5927.

“Their mighty ^H117 ones have sent ^H7971 their [fn]underlings ^H6810 for water ^H4325;

They have come ^H935 to the trenches ^H1356 and found ^H4672 no ^H3808 water ^H4325.

They have returned ^H7725 with their vessels ^H3627 empty ^H7387;

They have been put ^H954 to ^H954 shame ^H954 and dishonored ^H3637,

And they cover ^H2645 their heads ^H7218.

“Because ^H5668 the ground ^H127 is ^H2865 [fn]dismayed ^H2865,

For there has been ^H1961 no ^H3808 rain ^H1653 on the land ^H776,

The farmers ^H406 have been put ^H954 to ^H954 shame ^H954;

They have covered ^H2645 their heads ^H7218.

“For even ^H1571 the doe ^H355 in the field ^H7704 has given ^H3205 birth ^H3205 only to forsake ^H5800 her young

Because ^H3588 there is no ^H3808 grass ^H1877.

“The wild ^H6501 donkeys ^H6501 stand ^H5975 on the bare ^H8205 heights ^H8205;

They pant ^H7602 for air ^H7307 like jackals ^H8565;

Their eyes ^H5869 fail ^H3615

For there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 vegetation ^H6212.

“Although ^H518 our iniquities ^H5771 answer ^H6030 against us,

O Yahweh ^H3068, act ^H6213 for Your name’s ^H8034 sake ^H4616!

Truly ^H3588 our acts ^H4878 of faithlessness ^H4878 have been ^H7231 many ^H7231;

We have sinned ^H2398 against You.

“O Hope ^H4723 of Israel ^H3478,

Its Savior ^H3467 in time ^H6256 of distress ^H6869,

Why ^H4100 are You like a sojourner ^H1616 in the land ^H776

Or like a traveler ^H732 who has pitched ^H5186 his tent to lodge ^H3885 for ^H3885 the ^H3885 night ^H3885?

“Why ^H4100 are You like a man ^H376 confused ^H1724,

Like a mighty ^H1368 man ^H1368 who cannot ^H3201 H3808 save ^H3467?

Yet You are in our midst ^H7130, O Yahweh ^H3068,

And we are called ^H7121 by Your name ^H8034;

Do not leave ^H5117 us!”

Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068 to this ^H2088 people ^H5971, “Even so ^H3651 they have loved ^H157 to wander ^H5128; they have not kept ^H2820 their feet ^H7272 in check ^H2820. Therefore Yahweh ^H3068 does not accept ^H7521 them; now ^H6258 He will remember ^H2142 their iniquity ^H5771 and punish ^H6485 their sins ^H2403.”

But, “Ah ^H162, Lord ^H136 Yahweh ^H3068!” I said ^H559, “Behold ^H2009, the prophets ^H5030 are saying ^H559 to them, ‘You will not see ^H7200 the sword ^H2719 nor ^H3808 will you have ^H1961 famine ^H7458, but ^H3588 I will give ^H5414 you true ^H571 peace ^H7965 in this ^H2088 place ^H4725.’”

“And you will say ^H559 this ^H2088 word ^H1697 to them,

‘Let my eyes ^H5869 flow ^H3381 down ^H3381 with tears ^H1832 night ^H3915 and day ^H3119,

And let them not cease ^H1820,

For the virgin ^H1330 daughter ^H1323 of my people ^H5971 has been shattered ^H7665 with a mighty ^H1419 shattering ^H4347,

With a sorely ^H3966 sick ^H2470 wound ^H4347.

‘If ^H518 I go ^H3318 out ^H3318 to the field ^H7704,

Behold ^H2009, those [fn]slain ^H2491 with the sword ^H2719!

Or if ^H518 I enter ^H935 the city ^H5892,

Behold ^H2009, diseases ^H8463 of famine ^H7458!

For both ^H1571 prophet ^H5030 and priest ^H3548

Have gone around ^H5503 as merchants ^H5503 in the land ^H776 that they do not know ^H3045.’”

Have You completely ^H3988 rejected ^H3988 Judah ^H3063?

Or ^H518 [fn]have You loathed ^H1602 Zion ^H6726?

Why ^H4069 have You stricken ^H5221 us so that there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 healing ^H4832 for us?

We hoped ^H6960 for peace ^H7965, but there ^H369 was ^H369 no ^H369 good ^H2896;

And for a time ^H6256 of healing ^H4832, but behold ^H2009, terror ^H1205!

We know ^H3045 our wickedness ^H7562, O Yahweh ^H3068,

The iniquity ^H5771 of our fathers ^H1, for we have sinned ^H2398 against You.

Do not [fn]despise ^H5006 us, for Your own name’s ^H8034 sake ^H4616;

Do not disgrace ^H5034 the throne ^H3678 of Your glory ^H3519;

Remember ^H2142 and do not break ^H6565 Your covenant ^H1285 with us.

Are ^H3426 there ^H3426 any ^H3426 among the [fn]idols ^H1892 of the nations ^H1471 who give ^H1652 rain ^H1652?

Or ^H518 can the heavens ^H8064 give ^H5414 showers ^H7241?

Is it not You, O Yahweh ^H3068 our God ^H430?

Therefore we [fn]hope ^H6960 in You,

For You are the one who has done ^H6213 all ^H3605 these ^H428 things ^H428.